The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has approved Jet Aviation’s Dubai maintenance center to provide maintenance on the Gulfstream G550 and G650, making the facility the only Middle East maintenance center capable of fully supporting Gulfstream’s complete lineup of large-cabin jets, according to Jet Aviation.
Located at Dubai International Airport, the company’s Dubai maintenance center is factory authorized by Gulfstream as a service center for the G450, G550 and G650.
“Our goal is to maintain the highest business aviation standards,” said Hardy Butschi, v-p and general manager of Jet Aviation Dubai, “which these approvals demonstrate. And we also strive to differentiate our service by anticipating our customers’ needs.” He added that Jet Aviation clients in the region recently took delivery of G550 and G650 models, and the company sought the approvals in order to be able to serve these customers.
Jet Aviation (Stand 628, Chalet A19/20) also announced the addition of a Bombardier Global 6000 to its managed fleet in the Middle East, which now totals 20 aircraft. The Global 6000 is based in the UAE and joins an Airbus, four other Bombardiers, a BBJ, two Citations, three Falcons and eight Gulfstreams.
IS-BAH 11
In the EMEA and Asia regions, Jet Aviation’s entire network of 11 FBOs has received International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) registration. The standard “establishes criteria to ensure handling systems, processes and practices meet rigorous safety and security standards,” according to Jet Aviation. IS-BAH was developed by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the National Air Transportation Association.
Independent auditing company AeroEx completed the audits of the 11 FBOs. “By ensuring registered ground handling organizations are conducting their operations under a set of standardized business practices,” said IBACIS-BAH program director, Terry Yeomans. “IS-BAH registration helps raise the industry’s safety standards while offering assurance to aircraft owners and operators that they are in good hands.”
“Continuous improvement is a priority at Jet Aviation,” said Daniel Brechbühl, Jet Aviation safety and quality manager for EMEA and Asia region FBOs, “and our FBO facilities have been working closely together to standardize our handling processes since the IS-BAH program was introduced two years ago.”
Jet Aviation also announced that its Dubai International Airport FBO won the 2016 FBO of the Year Award at the Tenth Annual Middle East Aviation Business Awards ceremony organized by ITP Business. The FBO opened in May 2005 and has handled more than 25,000 aircraft.